Rotary Mile cleanup successful

“We had a successful morning on our Roswell Rotary Mile,” said Gordon Patton, Rotary Club highway cleanup chair. “There were seven of us on this expedition, and we gathered 21 bags of trash.”

The cleanup was conducted on Oct. 12 along North U.S. 285 at Mile Marker 116.3.

Joining Gordon on the cleanup were fellow Rotarians Pancho Maples, Frank Sturges, Carolyn Mitchell, Bianca Cheney, Jon Hitchcock, and Ryan Vance.

Medical program director to speak

Cassandra Solis, director of the ENMU-Roswell Medical Assisting Program, will speak at the Oct. 17 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Farrer promotes concert

John Farrer, Roswell Symphony Orchestra conductor, speaks to Rotary Club members on Oct. 10 about the upcoming symphony concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, in Pearson Auditorium.

Wreaths Across America

Maurice Geldert addresses club on Oct. 10

Rotarian Maurice Geldert made a pitch for donations to the Roswell Rotary Club’s Wreaths Across America Project.

The project involves laying wreaths at the graves of U.S. military veterans at the Gen. Douglas L. McBride Roswell Veterans Cemetery in December.

Checks can be made to “Wreaths Across America” and brought to the Rotary Club meeting.

Highway cleanup this weekend

REMINDER: The Roswell Rotary Club has scheduled cleaning up its Rotary Mile along North U.S. 285 starting at 8 a.m. this Saturday, Oct. 12.

Club volunteers will meet just before 8 a.m. for coffee and snacks at Mile Marker 116.3, about one mile north of the overpass on U.S. 285.

Munoz to discuss engagement

Veronica Munoz, assistant vice president at ENMU-Roswell, will speak at the Oct. 10 Rotary Club meeting about student engagement efforts on the campus.

New Paul Harris Fellow

Oscar Armendariz receives the Paul Harris Fellowship lapel pin from his wife Crystal at the Oct. 3 Roswell Rotary Club meeting. Oscar is branch manager and assistant vice president at WaFd Bank and serves on the ENMU-Roswell Foundation board.